Cast your vote and ensure students like you have a voice at the University, and beyond! This time last year, I was running in the Student Elections, aware that it was a key annual event but honestly, I was mostly too preoccupied with campaigning to properly understand the significance of it. Now, as a Sabbatical […]
CW: Sexual and child abuse, racism Kamala Harris has been named as the next Vice President-elect of the United States of America. Consequently, she is set to become the first woman and the first person of Black and South Asian descent to serve as Vice President in the US. Not only is her new position […]
The Student sat down with VP Activities and Services candidate Kai Stuart to discuss access to counselling, widening participation in societies, and a new Students’ Association website. Would you be able to run through your main manifesto points? First of all, free sanitary products. It’s a policy that a lot of candidates are promising but […]
The Student sat down with current VP Activites and Services Kai O’Doherty to discuss developing a university sexual violence policy, championing diversity, and why they are running for VP Welfare this year. Which of your manifesto points is most important to you? Close to my heart would definitely be better mental health support, so that […]
As we were unable to arrange a face to face interview, News Editor Mei Futonaka emailed questions to the Edinburgh University Students’ Association Vice President Education candidate Diva Mukherji to learn more about her manifesto and future plans. Can you give a brief overview of your manifesto’s key points? The main issues that my manifesto […]